West Glamorgan

West Glamorgan
Welsh: *Gorllewin Morgannwg*
West Glamorgan; Welsh: Gorllewin Morgannwg
	; West Glamorgan shown within Wales as a preserved county;
Area
• 2003	820 km2 ; Ranked 6th
Population
• 2007	365,500 (est; 2003 borders) ; Ranked 6th
History
• Created	1974
• Abolished	1996
• Succeeded by	Swansea ; Neath Port Talbot; Preserved county of West Glamorgan
Status	Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996); Preserved county (since 1996);
Government	West Glamorgan County Council (abolished 1996)
• HQ	County Hall, Swansea
	; Coat of arms of West Glamorgan County Council;
Subdivisions
• Type	Port Talbot

West Glamorgan (Welsh: Gorllewin Morgannwg) is a former administrative county in South Wales. It is now a preserved county.

West Glamorgan was one of the divisions of the

County Hall, Swansea

.

West Glamorgan had four districts, as follows:

Swansea
– Swansea CB and Gower RD
Lliw Valley – Llwchwr and Pontardawe RD
Neath
– Neath and Neath RD
Port Talbot
– Port Talbot and Glyncorrwg

Following the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, West Glamorgan and its component districts were abolished on 1 April 1996, the area being divided into the two unitary authorities of Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot (later changed to "Neath Port Talbot"). Lliw Valley was partitioned between the two authorities. A West Glamorgan preserved county was created for the limited functions of Lieutenancy and High Shrievalty.

Coat of arms

The arms of West Glamorgan were: Argent three chevronels gules, between in chief two pine cones vert dimidiating as many gouttes sable, and in base a lozenge sable. The crest is a

chevronels derive from the arms of the de Clare family; the pine cones represent forestry; the black drops (gouttes) the oil industry; and the black lozenge, coal. The four cogwheels above the shield stand for the four districts and their industries; the chains around the supporters' necks, the steel and aluminium industries; the water and the fish, fishing; and the ploughed field, agriculture.^[2]

References

^ 2007 population estimate, calculated using 2003 borders for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Source: "Table 10: Mid-2006 to Mid-2007 Population Estimates, Components of population change for local authorities in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
^ "West Glamorgan coat of arms". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

51°49′19″N 3°49′59″W / 51.822°N 3.833°W / 51.822; -3.833

[1] 2007 population estimate, calculated using 2003 borders for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Source: "Table 10: Mid-2006 to Mid-2007 Population Estimates, Components of population change for local authorities in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2010-09-11.

[2] "West Glamorgan coat of arms". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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Coat of arms

See also

References